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Blue car: Kanata
Yellow: Haruka

Cable car

Outline of cable car

Route distance: 1,100m
Diameter of funicular line (rope): 38mm
Operating speed: 14km/hour
Fixed number: 112 passengers
Maximum incline: 28°
Manufactured by:
CWA Constructions in Switzerland
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distance ineFee
West Japan.
Adult: Roundtrip ticket is 820 yen.
One-way ticket is 430 yen.
The cable cars have the longest routeChild Roundtrip ticket is 410 yen.
distance in Kyushu. Total distance from
One-way ticket is 220 yen.
the Sanroku Station to the Sanjo

Plenty of flowers of seasonsand natural trees are on therailroad.

A panoramic view from a car window isjust like a door in the sky.

Station is 1,100m. These cars bring you
through greenery with the altitudedifference of 440m in about six minutes.
You can enjoy the splendid panoramicview which is changing every second
from all glass-covered car windows. They
are running during night in high seasons.

● Group discount is available.(To be reserved by fax
3 days in advance.)(For more details, contact us).
● Senior discount and disabled discount areavailable.
● Adult: Junior high school students or older;Child: Primary school students or younger● Infant: The youngest infant accompanied by
one adult is not charged (For the infant(s) older
than the youngest one, the fee is necessary).

Cable car & slope car through roundtrip ticket
Adult: 1,230 yen ／ Child: 620 yen

Slope car

Outline of slope car
Route distance: 159m
Operating speed: 3 km/h
Fixed number: 40 passengersClimbing incline: Maximum 22°
Vehicle: Self-traveling monorail type
<Barrier-free car>Fee
Adult: Roundtrip ticket is 420 yen.
One-way ticket is 210 yen.
Child Roundtrip ticket is 220 yen.
One-way ticket is 110 yen.

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tory● Group discount is available.(To be reserved by fax 3 daysin advance.)(For more details, contact us).
● Adult: Junior high school students or older; Child: Primaryschool students or younger● Infant: The youngest infant accompanied by one adult is
not charged (For the infant(s) older than the youngest
one, the fee is necessary).
After riding on the cable car, these slope cars bring you to the top ofmountain.There was nothing to interrupt the view from all
glass-covered car windows.You are surprised with this large
panoramic view from Kita-Kyushu city to Kanmon.You can enjoy the
daytime scene and also the night scene just like a jewelry box.It
takes about three minutes to the observatory at the mountain top.

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Structure: Three-story building made of reinforced concrete
Total floor area: 590.16 ㎡
1st floor: Slope Car Tenbo-dai Station and Observatory Annex
2nd floor: Panoramic observatory and restaurant
3rd floor: Observation terrace〈Barrier-free facilities equipped with the multipurpose toilet〉
Opening hours
From 10:00 until 20 minutes before the lastoperation of descending cable car
Days closed
Days when the cable cars are out of service

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scene having full of sense of the season from the observatory.
Luminescent stones laid on its deck make a fantastic space
during night.This facility is adjacent to the Slope Car
Tenbo-dai Station and is used for various purposes such as
rest house, restaurant, live event hole, and evacuation.

Kita-Kyushu city

Sarakurayama■ Cable Car■ Slope Car■ Observatory

JR Yahata Station

The Outlet
Kitakyushu

JR Kagoshima Line
Route 3

To Kurosaki

Kitakyushu Museum of
Natural History &Human History
Steel Memorial
To Kokura
Yawata Hospital

RotaryYahata MedicalAssociation

YahataHospital
Yahata Higashi
Kyushu International
Fire StationUniversityOgura
Junior High School
HibikiHall （Multi-levelcrossing）
Kita-Kyushu
Urban Expressway
Hobashira Tozanguchi bus stop

Yahata HigashiWard Oﬃce
Otani
Stadium
Yahata Higashi
Police Station

Otani Ramp

EXP Bus Sarakurayama Cable bus stopTo

You can have the whole view of Kita-Kyushu citywhere the history and future are blended.

Fukuoka

Sarakura
Main Climbing
Route

Sarakurayama Cable Car
Sanroku Station
By cable car (6 minutes)

To Kokura

By slope car (3 minutes)
Tenbo-dai Station
Sanjo
Top of Mt. Sarakura
Station(622 m)

SARAKURA TOZAN RAILWAY Co.,Ltd.
(Commonly known as Sarakurayama Cable Car)

Doukai Bay and"Kukinoumi Fire Festival"

Mt. Sarakura isparaglider Mecca.

The cable cars are operated
early morning for first sunrise
on New Year's Day.

Everyone is deeply impressed by the overwhelming large
panorama with a view angle of 200° from Mt. Sarakura at
an altitude of 62 2m, the representative mountain ofKita-Kyushu.
This mountain is adjacent to the Sea of Genkai, the Sea of
Hibiki, and the Sea of Suo and widely expands in the east,west, and north directions. You can have the whole view ofKita-Kyushu city, million city where the mountain, sea, andtowns are blended, including the Dokai Bay, the KanmonStraits, and Kitakyushu Airport.
The secret of popularity is that this mountain has thealtitudes for climbing mountain course but it takes only
about 10 minutes to easily reach the top of mountain byriding on cable cars and transferring to slope cars.
On April 1, 2015, "top of Mt. Sarakura" and "night views
from Mt. Sarakura were selected as "holy spots for lovers".
Please enjoy the splendid panorama once at any price.
In March 2022, Kitakyushu City was recognized as theﬁrst of the "New Three Great Nightscape Cities of Japan".

1481-1 Oaza Ogura, Yahata-Higashi-ku, Kita-Kyushu city
TEL: +81-93-671-4761
Parking: Hobashira-koen multistoried parking lot (municipal)
around the Sanroku Station(Paid / 178 units / Height limit 2.2m / Weight limit 2t or less)＊A separate parking lot is available for large vehicles.
1,000 yen/ 1 vehicle (To be reserved in advance.)

HP https://www.sarakurayama-cablecar.co.jp● Cable car operation hour
April to October: 10:00 to 22:00 (last operation of ascending
cable car: 21:20)
November to March: 10:00 to 20:00 (last operation ofascending cable car: 19:20)＊Slope cars are connected to the cable car station.
＊Using a cable car and a slope car, it takes about 10 minutes to reachthe top of Mt. Sarakura.

● Days out of service
Every Tuesday in principle (excluding holidays) and the five days from the firstMonday through Friday in June (during the annual inspection)＊In addition to the above, there may be service suspensions due todisasters, inspections, or maintenance (please check the website).

A c c e s s

Selected as one of new three major night views of Japan.

● Nearest Station: JR Yahata Station
It takes about 25 minutes on foot or about 5 minutes by car(taxi) from that station.
● Car:
About 5 minutes from the "Otani ramp" on the urban
expressway.
● From the Kurosaki Area:
Get on the Nishitesu bus for No. 42 Nippon Steel Tobihata
Gate at the JR Kurosaki Station, get off at "HobashiraTozan-guchi" bus stop, and walk for about 10 minutes.
● From the Kokura Area:
Get on the "Itoudu bus for Nishitetsu Tenjin Express Bus
Terminal" at the JR Kokura Station, get off at "EXP Bus
Sarakurayama Cable" bus stop, and walk for about one minute.
● From the Fukuoka Area:
Get on the "Itoudu bus for Kokura Station and Sunatsu" at theNishitetsu Tenjin Express Bus Terminal, get off at " EXP Bus
Sarakurayama Cable" bus stop, and walk for about two minutes.
Free shuttle bus
The shuttle bus is operated between JR Yahata Station andSarakurayama Cable Car Sanroku Station on weekends and holidays.
(Available on days when cable car is in service.)＊ For the operating hours, check our HP.

Issued in Sep. 2024